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Western Australian cattle producers have welcomed today's announcement that Indonesia will significantly increase imports of live Australian cattle immediately, taking 25,000 animals over the next

Perth-based biotechnology company Phylogica has appointed Richard Hopkins chief executive officer as part of wider management changes aimed at pursuing work opportunities with other research c

Fortescue Metals Group has been recognised as one of six Australian companies for its contributions to the growth of commercial ties between Australia and China.

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin

Funding issues may jeopardise a renewable power station proposed for the Mid West town of Morawa, which continues to suffer from an unreliable power supply.

Ship builder and defence contractor Austal has upgraded its after-tax profit guidance for the 2012-2013 financial year to between $35 million and $40 million.

Silver Lake Resources has deferred the development of its underground Caustons mine at its Murchison gold operations for approximately 12 months due to a tumbling gold price.

Karara Mining has promoted its chief financial officer Paul Sims to the newly combined role of chief executive officer and CFO.

While the salary packaging sector, tax advisers and automotive manufacturers are up in arms about Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed changes to the fringe benefits tax deductions for vehicles, the two largest car retailers have said the changes will not significantly affect their businesses.

The Environmental Protection Authority has signed off on a port expansion proposal for Bunbury that could lift coal exports to 15 million tonnes per year, almost double the current overall export c

Perth mid-tier accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has increased its focus on the Queensland market by merging with MHM Accountants in Brisbane. The deal which will see 30 staff from MHM join RSM Bird Cameron is the most recent of several acquisitions after RSM acquired businesses in Port Lincoln, South Australia and Ballarat, Victoria.

Rio Tinto has boosted its global iron ore production to a record level during the June 2013 quarter, as it reviews new options to achieve its growth target at its Pilbara operations. Rio has also disclosed the high cost of a legal dispute with Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting.

Analytical testing services group ALS will spend nearly $600 million on two acquisitions to increase its exposure to the growing oil and gas industries.

Minotaur Exploration has announced an agreed takeover offer for Perth-based Breakaway Resources and the establishment of two new joint ventures to fund exploration of Breakaway's tenements.

Mermaid Marine founder and non-executive director Captain Jim Carver has resigned from the WA marine logistics business today.

The printing business has made headlines recently for redundancies and corporate failures, but not everyone is pessimistic about the sector as new technology and competition from the internet chang

Poseidon Nickel has hailed new drilling results at its Windarra nickel project and outlined plans to resume drilling in coming months, which meant it expected to re-engage contractors who had finis

Construction has started on a $20 million apartment building in Mindarie, after the developers acquired the land at one-third of its previous sale price.

The City of Joondalup has selected UK-based firm Seven Capital to enter negotiations to build the city’s biggest commercial and residential development.

Three major infrastructure projects heralded by Premier Colin Barnett in the March state election as top priorities have been ranked in Infrastructure Australia's latest report as being in their ea

Doug Rose has been appointed managing director of Ezeatm, which distributes ATMs nationally.

Perth builder Gavin Construction has officially ceased trading, capping off a horror month that has seen six significant Western Australian businesses in contracting, engineering and mining fall into administration or receivership.

Peter Blackburn had to dig deep to turn his 'great idea' into a successful business.

Difficult to define but becoming impossible to ignore, the Australian METS sector – made up of mining equipment, technology and services companies – has emerged from the mining boom as a leader in

Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.

West African gold developer Papillon Resources has announced positive news regarding its flagship Fekola gold project in Mali.

A Mandurah retirement village operator has become the third organisation in Western Australia in the past year to be deemed a charity by the State Administrative Tribunal, effectively opening the d

As Australia seeks to develop its shale gas resources, one of the biggest obstacles the industry faces is sourcing equipment.

When the Varanus Island gas explosion occurred in 2008, wiping out a third of Western Australia’s gas supplies and causing $3 billion in damage to the state’s economy, securing an alternative energ

Empire Oil & Gas has stepped up to the ranks of producer, with gas and condensate flowing this week from its operation near Gingin in the Perth Basin.

Shale gas in the US contributed around $80 billion to its GDP and created more than 900,000 jobs, but a new financial analysis has shown developing Australia’s vast shale gas resources will cost up

Property firm Charter Hall Group has finalised negotiations to buy the Raine Square office and retail complex in central Perth for $458 million.